Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SUTCM), was officially established in 1989 with the approval of Chinese Ministry of Education. It was authorized to grant bachelor’s degree in 2001, to enroll international students in 2002 and to enroll students from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau in 2008.

After a steady development and growth of over 30 years, SUTCM, a prestigious higher education institute with distinctive characteristics in the filed of Chinese medicine, has established itself as the center for research and innovation, cultivation of talents, health care, social service and cultural inheritance. Learning and teaching, research, medicare and production are perfectly integrated here. It is also an international collaboration base authorized by Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology and one of the first pioneer universities to reform teaching plans for the education of Excellent Medical Workers.

SUTCM now has two campuses located in Taiyuan and Jinzhong, covering a total area of over 74 hectares with a floor area of 0. 37 million square kilometers. Located in beautiful surroundings, it features buildings with unique and distinctive style, Statue of Fushan, cultual relievos about Chinese medicine, a fantastic lake, a herbal garden etc.

It also features a library with a collection of 736,200 books, 38 kinds of electronic books, and 19 electronic resource databases, constituting a most advanced electronic library service system.

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